Fruit-clipper.



No. 833,714. PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906. D. H. GOODE.

FRUIT CLIPPER. APPLICATION FILED HOV.9,1906.

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FRUIT-CLIPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

Application filed November 9,1905. Serial No. 286,587.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID HENRY GoooE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sapulpa, in District 8, Indian Territory, have invented a new and useful Fruit-Clipper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fruit-clippers.

The objects of the invention are to improve and simplify the construction of such devices; furthermore, to increase their eflioiency in operation and to decrease the expense attending their manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fruit-clipper constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the manner of using the same upon a bunch of bananas; and Fig. 2 isa side elevation, partly in section, of the improved fruit-clipper.

Like reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawm s.

The ruit-clipper of the present invention comprises a pair of handles 1 and 2, which are pivotally connected with each other, as indi cated at 3, and are bent laterally at their outer ends to produce a pair of clippingblades 4 and 5. Each of the handles 1 and 2 preferably is formed in its inner side with a longitudinal groove 6.

For the purpose of forcing the handles 1 and 2 apart, so as to separate the bladesi and 5, an approximately U-shaped spring 7 is fitted between the handles 1 and 2 so as to be disposed in the grooves 6 of said handles. The handle 1 preferably is formed with a perforation 8, through which one end of the U-shaped spring 7 is bent, as shown at 9. After passing through the perforation 8 the spring 7 is bent in the direction of the pivotpoint 3, so as to form an approximately straight resilient portion 10, which is almost parallel with the outer edge of the handle 1. The end of the portion 10 of the spring 7 is reversely bent to form a hook 11, by means of which the device can be suspended from a nail or other support.

As is well known, a bunch of bananas. is usually suspended by means of a small cord. If it be desired to hold the improved clipper in position above the bunch of bananas, so that it can be readily detached therefrom when it is desired to sever a banana, the fruit-clipper is pushed against the suspended cord of the bunch of bananas in such manner that said cord enters the tapering entrancethroat 12 between the approximately straight portion 10 of the spring 7 and the back of the handle 1. The portion 10 of the s ring 7 serves to clamp the suspending-cor of the bunch of bananas firmly against the back of the outer portion of the handle 1, so as to hold the clippers in position to be readily grasped and drawn away from the suspending-cord. As previously explained,-the hook 11 can be used when the cli ers are to be suspended from a nail. It be apparent, therefore, that the portions 10 and 11 of the spring serve to produce two different gripping members for suspending the clipper when not in use.

In addition to their use as gripping or suspending members the bent portions 9, 10,

and 11 of the spring 7 also serve to hold said spring securely within the inner grooves 6 of the handles 1 and 2, so that it is not necessary to employ any independent securing means for preventing the displacement of the spring.

The improved fruit-clipper of the present invention is strong, simple, durable, and inexpensive in construction, as well as thoroughly eflicient in operation.

What is claimed is 1. A fruit-clipper comprising a pair of pivotally-connected handles having angularly-bent blades, and a spring mounted between said handles and having one of its ends extended outward through one of said handles to form a hook.

2. A fruit-clipper comprising a pair of pivotally-connected handles having grooves in their inner sides, cutting-blades formed in tion in approximate parallelism With the tegral with said h andles, an approximately outer edge of said handle, and a hooked end,

U-shaped spring fitted into the grooves in the for substantially the purposes set forth.

inner sides of said handles, one end of said spring being bent said handles and backward toward the pivotpoint of said handles to form a straight por- DAVID HENRY GOODE.

Witnesses:

LAFE SPEER, B. B. BURNETT.

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